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Land Management Options Outlined to Address Cheatgrass Invasion
A new study suggests that
overgrazing and other
factors increase the
severity of cheatgrass
invasion in sagebrush
... > full story
As Climate Changes, Boreal Forests to Shift North and Relinquish More Carbon Than Expected
New research maps how
Earth's myriad climates --
and the ecosystems that
depend on them -- could move
from one area to another as
... > full story
Dustless Chalk May Cause Allergy and Asthma Symptoms in Students With Milk Allergy, Study Finds
Many of today's schools and
school teachers opt for
dustless chalk to keep hands
and classrooms clean. But
according to a new study,
... > full story
Traditional Ranching Practices Enhance African Savanna
That human land use destroys
natural ecosystems is an
oft-cited assumption in
conservation, but ecologists
have discovered that
instead, traditional
... > full story
- Land Management Options Outlined to Address Cheatgrass Invasion
- As Climate Changes, Boreal Forests to Shift North and Relinquish More Carbon Than Expected
- Dustless Chalk May Cause Allergy and Asthma Symptoms in Students With Milk Allergy, Study Finds
- Traditional Ranching Practices Enhance African Savanna
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Invasion of the Slugs; Halted by Worms
May 12, 2013 — The gardener’s best friend, the earthworm, is great at protecting leaves from being chomped by slugs, suggests new research. Although they lurk in the soil, they seem to protect the plants ... > full story -
New Grass Hybrid Could Help Reduce the Likelihood of Flooding
April 25, 2013 — Scientists have used hybridized forage grass to combine fast root growth and efficient soil water retention. Field experiments show Festulolium cultivar reduces water runoff by up to 51 percent ... > full story -
For Development in Brazil, Two Crops Are Better Than One
April 22, 2013 — Brazil is in the midst of an explosion of agricultural production, but who is profiting from that production -- wealthy land owners and investors or average Brazilians is the subject of debate. New ... > full story -
Seeds of Model Cereal Plant Now Available
April 5, 2013 — Seeds of the model cereal plant Brachypodium distachyon are now available to the international scientific ... > full story -
Southern California Sagebrush Better Suited to Climate Change, Study Finds
April 1, 2013 — California sagebrush in the southern part of the state will adjust better to climate change than sagebrush populations in the north, according to ... > full story -
Soils in Newly Forested Areas Store Substantial Carbon That Could Help Offset Climate Change
April 1, 2013 — Surface appearances can be so misleading: In most forests, the amount of carbon held in soils is substantially greater than the amount contained in the trees themselves, according to new ... > full story -
Research Documents Lesser Prairie Chickens
March 25, 2013 — Scientists have been studying the lesser prairie chicken (LPC), a prairie grouse native to the West Texas landscape, for more than three decades. Now this research could be square in the middle of an ... > full story -
Global Nitrogen Availability Consistent for Past 500 Years Linked to Carbon Levels
March 21, 2013 — Despite humans increasing nitrogen production through industrialization, nitrogen availability in many ecosystems has remained steady for the past 500 years, a new study ... > full story -
Catastrophic Loss of Cambodia's Tropical Flooded Grasslands
March 17, 2013 — New research reveals the catastrophic loss of Cambodia’s tropical flooded grasslands. Around half of Cambodia’s tropical flooded grasslands have been lost in just 10 years according to ... > full story -
Prairie Dogs Disperse When All Close Kin Have Disappeared
March 7, 2013 — Prairie dogs pull up stakes and look for a new place to live when all their close kin have disappeared from their home territory -- a striking pattern of dispersal that has not been observed for any ... > full story
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